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2007 Events
The film is a serious comedy about a young and successful childless couple, Katri and Janne, who are young beautiful and wealthy. They have experienced all the popular vacations and are looking for something unusual, unique and truly exciting. They opt for “survival travel”. The choice hurls them farther and deeper than they could ever have imagined, hoped for or feared – ultimately to the core of lost love.
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Tickets: $12 non-members / $10 CFF members and students.
English Subtitles – 110 minutes
Shadow of the Eagle, directed by Timo Koivusalo, is set in the early 20th century at a time when Finland was a Grand Duchy under the oppressive rule of Russia, and Tsar Nicholas II began heavy-handedly to Russify the Finns and their government, restricting freedom of speech and censoring newspapers. Dissenters were exiled and replaced with persons loyal to the Tsar. The film tells the story of a young poet who becomes a symbol for the nation’s dreams of independence. The poet is forced underground because of his writings. Shadow of the Eagle is a story about the determination of a small nation, whose silent strength makes the impossible possible.
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Tickets: $12 non-members / $10 CFF members and students.
Please RSVP to 416 730 8350 or tickets@cff.ca (please include your name, phone number and number of tickets).
Albert Karvonen's
Albert Karvonen will be present to introduce
the films and a reception is included in the ticket price.
Alumni Hall, Room 100 at St. Michael’s College,
University of Toronto, 121 St. Joseph Street
Tickets: $12 non-members / $10 CFF members and students.
Please RSVP to 416 730 8350 or tickets@cff.ca (please include your name, phone number and number of tickets).
Croft Chapter House
7:00 p.m. Business Meeting
Matti Aaltola
8:30 p.m. Reception
RSVP or 416-730-8350
Villa Harmony on Lake Simcoe
Directions to Villa Harmony (tel 705 426 7290)
Tickets available at $100 per person of which $50 qualifies for a tax receipt. Tickets restricted to 100.
RSVP or 416-730-8350
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The Awards Banquet is sponsored jointly by CFF Education Foundation and FINNSTAAUT
Professor Jüri Kivimäe, holder of the Elmar Tampold Chair in Estonian Studies at the University of Toronto, specializes in the Baltic region, late medieval and modern periods. Professor Kivimäe is interested in fifteenth and sixteenth century Europe, focusing on economic, social and cultural history of the Baltic sea region and especially on medieval Livonia. He has published in the fields of Hanseatic trade, history of Lutheran Reformation, everyday life and late medieval urban history (Aspects of Daily Life in Medieval Estonia, 1966), national historiography and modern Estonia (Tallinn in Fire. Soviet Air-Raid to Tallinn in March 1944, 1966). He is currently working on a history of culture of writing and printed books in sixteenth century Estonia.
Professor Börje Vähämäki, University of Toronto, specializes in Finnish linguistics, literature and folklore and has authored books and articles on Finnish language and literature. He is founding editor of the Journal of Finnish Studies and also a literary translator and publisher of Finnish literature in English translation. His books include Existence and Identity – The Syntax and Semantics of Existential Sentences in Finnish (1984), Mastering Finnish (1994, 1999, 2004), A Treasury of Finnish Love Poems (1996), Connecting Souls – Finnish Voices in North America (2000), Laila Hietamies: Red Moon over White Sea (2000) (transl.), Læstadius: Fragments of Lappish Mythology (transl., 2003).
Based on the successful novel of the same title by Finland’s leading humorist Arto Paasilinna, A Charming Mass Suicide is a hilarious Finnish comedy, playing on Finnish values and temperament. The cast is brimming with famous Finnish film actors, such as Vesa Matti Loiri, Heikki Kinnunen, Tom Pöysti, Kristiina Halkola, Eero Melasniemi, Antti Litja, Esko Nikkari, Ville-Veikko Salminen, Mira Kivilä, etc.
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Parking week nights across from Innis College on the east side of St George
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CFFEF and the Hart House Finnish Exchange present...
Johanna Juhola (accordion)
As an ensemble DUOKRAFT creates an energetic and unforgettable experience!
Who is Pekka Kuusisto? Middle aged Canadians may perhaps be excused for not being very familiar with the young Finnish violinist who has shaken up the international scene over the last few years, although a few might remember that he performed at Hart House just as his public career was beginning. An artist of the highest calibre, Kuusisto draws raves for his innovative interpretations wherever he goes; always creating excitement, but sometimes also cries of anguish from traditionalists. Recently, he has pushed the envelope even further, by getting deeply involved in music outside the classical genre. Now, Torontonians have a chance to see for themselves what the music world is talking about. He performs at Hart House on November 3rd with accordionist Johanna Juhola, a graduate of the Sibelius Academy and a featured performer last month in the Helsinki Music Festival.
This 31 year old young man is one of the world’s foremost violin virtuosi, acclaimed for his outstanding presentations of many classical works (for example, the Sibelius and the Tchaikovsky violin concerti) with many of the world’s top orchestras (performed at TSO). But he is also a vigorous enthusiast of jazz, electronica, contemporary and folk traditional music, and even hip hop. Furthermore, he can serve as a performer, a conductor and a music director. Recently, in addition to his regular international appearances as a soloist, he has given many concerts with artists in other music genres or as leader of various special chamber groups. In performances and interviews, he seems to revel in a kind of jam session environment where the musicians are in close but impromptu communication with each other to let the music express itself. He likes to think of himself as a “pelimanni” or folk musician who just plays music instinctively and naturally without worrying about how others think it ought to be performed; but he has no patience with any lack of musicianship.
Lovers of classical music from the older generation often wonder if the classical genre has any broad future with younger people. A few years ago, Toronto almost lost its TSO to declining funds and audiences. If you want to see where some of the new generation of top music virtuosi would like to take music in the future, here is your opportunity. Take sponsors’ tickets and meet the performers afterwards. It’s half the price of hearing Kuusisto in Roy Thompson Hall (or in Bornemouth, Berne, Copenhagen, Oregon or Nagoya for that matter).
Saturday, November 3rd at 7:30pm
Tickets on sale now!
Friday November 30, 2007
Black tie optional
The Granite Club
Performers
Tickets are $100 each.
Please fill out the order form and send it with your cheque or you can pick up your tickets in person at:
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CFF presents “Best Finnish Film of 2003”
St. Michael’s College,
